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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will return to Chicago on Thursday to appear at two fundraisers for Sen. Dick Durbin and other Senate Democrats. He’ll spend the night in his hometown and depart Friday, the White House said. Durbin, D-Ill., the assistant majority leader in the Senate, is seeking a fourth term against Republican state Sen. Jim Oberweis in the Nov. 4 election. Obama is to attend a 5 p.m. fundraising reception Thursday at the home of Michael and Tanya Polsky and a 6:30 p.m. dinner at the home of Fred Eychaner, according to an invitation to the events. Eychaner, the founder of the Newsweb Corp., is a top fundraiser for Obama and other Democrats. ...

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He’ll spend the night in his hometown and depart Friday, the White House said.
Durbin, D-Ill., the...

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